Marital Status in the Town of Benton, Kennebec County, Maine (Town)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Female Male
Kennebec County
Town of Benton
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50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-11.759505%-25.232682%-11.759505%12%11.759505%13.219469%25.232682%6.043822%24.978974%25%133297-60.386880%-4.334606%-47.223070%-64.721485%65%60.386880%47.223070%3.044277%60.386880%60%732718-12.026913%-2.208277%-15.708930%-2.777872%-14.235190%14%12.026913%15.708930%12.026913%12%161143-2.607233%-6.676587%-2.747219%-6.310227%-9.283820%9%2.607233%2.747219%2.607233%3%10531
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Female Male
Kennebec County
Town of Benton
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60%40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-11.759505%-25.232682%-11.759505%12%11.759505%13.219469%25.232682%6.043822%24.978974%25%133297-59.461733%-4.375580%-46.168370%-63.837312%64%59.461733%46.168370%2.931255%59.461733%59%722707-0.000000%-0.598201%-0.492736%0.000000%0%0.000000%1.009251%0.598201%1.009251%1%012-0.884173%-1.054699%-0.884173%1%0.884173%0.040974%1.054699%0.113022%0.925147%1%1011-2.607233%-6.676587%-2.747219%-6.310227%-9.283820%9%2.607233%2.747219%2.607233%3%10531-11.017662%-3.217528%-15.110729%-2.285136%-14.235190%14%11.017662%15.110729%11.017662%11%161131
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%35.714%35.7%72.973%73.0%76.389%76.4%68.981%69.0%91.477%91.5%71.852%71.9%62.667%62.7%87.705%87.7%80.822%80.8%70.408%70.4%61.261%61.3%76.842%76.8%72.857%72.9%61.111%61.1%72.449%72.4%45.588%45.6%74.576%74.6%64.151%64.2%12.121%12.1%49.153%49.2%50.000%50.0%100.000%100%15.789%15.8%53.846%53.8%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%64.286%64.3%0.000%0%12.500%12.5%12.037%12.0%6.250%6.25%15.556%15.6%10.667%10.7%12.295%12.3%14.384%14.4%11.224%11.2%24.324%24.3%8.421%8.42%14.286%14.3%19.048%19.0%6.122%6.12%54.412%54.4%25.424%25.4%35.849%35.8%19.192%19.2%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.273%2.27%3.704%3.70%11.333%11.3%0.000%0%4.795%4.79%7.143%7.14%14.414%14.4%14.737%14.7%12.857%12.9%19.841%19.8%21.429%21.4%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%68.687%68.7%50.847%50.8%50.000%50.0%0.000%0%84.211%84.2%46.154%46.2%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 17100.000%100%0.000%0%27.027%27.0%11.111%11.1%18.981%19.0%0.000%0%8.889%8.89%15.333%15.3%0.000%0%0.000%0%11.224%11.2%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the county subdivisions in Kennebec County.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Town of Benton
Kennebec County
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1751093101912251371241487546561770
Count number of married in age cohort in the Town of Benton

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of Kennebec County and the Town of Benton
Town of Benton
Kennebec County
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountWhite1Mixed2Other2-18.426771%-0.521512%-12.559757%-27.504591%-0.830565%-16.414230%-31.508040%32%62.581486%5.910474%49.130228%6.120385%68.491960%68%2,301-37.500000%-39.410188%-3.842717%-16.532618%-37.500000%38%62.500000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%33.958892%6.255585%62.500000%63%16-100.000000%-43.801653%-0.000000%-14.152893%-100.000000%100%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%41.012397%1.033058%0.000000%0%3
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Block Group in the Town of Benton

Married Marital Status by Block Group#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
60.8%61.8%62.8%63.7%64.7%65.7%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
11.3%12.4%13.4%14.4%15.4%16.5%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.93%5.21%5.50%5.78%6.06%6.35%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13.0%14.7%16.4%18.0%19.7%21.4%
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Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Augusta Area

There are 30 county subdivisions in the Augusta Area. This section compares the Town of Benton to all of the county subdivisions in the Augusta Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton.

Married by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the Augusta Area, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%20%40%60%Count#ReadfieldViennaFayetteUnityTract 022000BentonClintonManchesterTown of RomeLitchfieldMonmouthTown of ChinaTown of WayneW Gardiner49SidneyMt VernonOaklandWinthropWindsorBelgradeVassalboroAlbionMainePittstonAugusta AreaKennebecUnited StatesChelseaNew EnglandWinslowNortheastGardinerHallowellAugustaZIP 04901FarmingdaleRandolphWaterville66.713287%66.713287%67%1,431166.590909%66.590909%67%293264.617044%64.617044%65%599363.414634%63.414634%63%26462.500000%62.500000%63%1,45062.500000%62.500000%63%1,450560.734665%60.734665%61%1,703660.290777%60.290777%60%1,327760.021322%60.021322%60%563859.009162%59.009162%59%1,739958.915628%58.915628%59%2,0321058.126250%58.126250%58%2,0351157.323498%57.323498%57%5441256.799704%56.799704%57%1,5371356.530359%56.530359%57%6,84355.936139%55.936139%56%1,9271453.898562%53.898562%54%7121553.615487%53.615487%54%2,8251653.608453%53.608453%54%2,6891752.715041%52.715041%53%1,0971852.462195%52.462195%52%1,3531951.641450%51.641450%52%1,8092050.807453%50.807453%51%8182150.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k49.403974%49.403974%49%1,1192248.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.639860%47.639860%48%1,0902347.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.474584%47.474584%47%2,9422446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M45.287405%45.287405%45%2,1432544.020962%44.020962%44%9242640.859737%40.859737%41%6,4352740.212593%40.212593%40%8,92839.959100%39.959100%40%9772839.045825%39.045825%39%6222933.145780%33.145780%33%4,53630
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 30 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Maine

There are 533 county subdivisions in Maine. This section compares the Town of Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 6,118.

Married by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in Maine, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%20%40%60%Count#Cape ElizabethFreeportTract 022000BentonCumberlandTown of YorkLebanonWaterboroKennebunkBerwickFalmouthTown of EliotScarboroughTown of WellsS Berwick49HampdenYarmouthKitteryTown of GrayBrewerTopshamOaklandFairfieldWindhamStandishBuxtonGorhamMaineEllsworthCaribouSacoAugusta AreaKennebecLisbonUnited StatesBathBelfastNew EnglandWinslowSanfordBrunswickNortheastAuburnPresque IsleWestbrookOld TownSkowheganS PortlandOld Orch BchLewistonAugustaZIP 04901RocklandBiddefordPortlandBangorFarmingtonWatervilleTown of Orono64.883599%64.883599%65%4,961162.615019%62.615019%63%4,219262.500000%62.500000%63%1,45062.500000%62.500000%63%1,45062.368421%62.368421%62%3,792361.788248%61.788248%62%6,793461.333887%61.333887%61%2,952561.172638%61.172638%61%3,756660.227748%60.227748%60%5,765759.225399%59.225399%59%3,563858.453705%58.453705%58%5,625958.367730%58.367730%58%3,1111057.940339%57.940339%58%9,3621156.692183%56.692183%57%4,8881256.616273%56.616273%57%3,3331356.530359%56.530359%57%6,84355.909974%55.909974%56%3,4531455.875069%55.875069%56%4,0611554.977158%54.977158%55%4,5731654.237288%54.237288%54%3,3281754.228467%54.228467%54%4,1681853.884712%53.884712%54%4,0851953.615487%53.615487%54%2,8252053.472352%53.472352%53%2,8722153.385935%53.385935%53%7,7812253.338829%53.338829%53%4,5292352.771683%52.771683%53%3,6082450.991197%50.991197%51%7,1252550.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k49.961627%49.961627%50%3,2552649.827405%49.827405%50%3,3202749.684671%49.684671%50%7,9572848.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.203049%48.203049%48%3,4472948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.822845%47.822845%48%3,2073047.740113%47.740113%48%2,5353147.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.474584%47.474584%47%2,9423246.936835%46.936835%47%7,8993346.909399%46.909399%47%8,3103446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.319838%46.319838%46%8,6723546.143992%46.143992%46%3,6023645.742706%45.742706%46%6,8983743.231441%43.231441%43%2,7723842.806064%42.806064%43%2,9933942.101620%42.101620%42%9,1234041.495748%41.495748%41%3,3184141.120560%41.120560%41%12,33012.3k4240.859737%40.859737%41%6,4354340.212593%40.212593%40%8,92839.513823%39.513823%40%2,4874438.297991%38.297991%38%6,8814535.642128%35.642128%36%20,39320.4k4635.469275%35.469275%35%9,7204735.088496%35.088496%35%2,3794833.145780%33.145780%33%4,5364921.015431%21.015431%21%2,11150
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Married by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count#Tract 022000BentonEdisonSmithtownOyster BayN HempsteadHuntington49RamapoLakewoodWoodbridgeGreenburghToms RivStaten IslandHempsteadMaineBrookhavenGreeceAugusta AreaKennebecAmherstUnited StatesBabylonStamfordNew EnglandTown of IslipNortheastQueensQuincyYonkersJersey CityManchesterZIP 04901BrooklynLynnBrocktonNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieWorcesterAllentownManhattanPatersonBridgeportCambridgeBronxPittsburghSpringfieldProvidencePhiladelphiaBostonNew HvnNewarkBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyHartfordRochester62.500000%62.500000%63%1,45062.500000%62.500000%63%1,45060.854265%60.854265%61%50,15050.2k158.649958%58.649958%59%57,00657.0k257.851099%57.851099%58%142,548143k357.621838%57.621838%58%107,463107k456.626823%56.626823%57%94,60794.6k556.530359%56.530359%57%6,84353.641435%53.641435%54%49,42249.4k653.498514%53.498514%53%30,42330.4k753.483358%53.483358%53%44,89544.9k852.810205%52.810205%53%39,99040.0k952.369867%52.369867%52%39,36839.4k1051.162423%51.162423%51%197,643198k1150.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k1250.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.442847%50.442847%50%200,930201k1349.347850%49.347850%49%40,06740.1k1448.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.408698%48.408698%48%51,18351.2k1548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.790596%47.790596%48%84,01384.0k1647.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k1747.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.216390%47.216390%47%127,285127k1846.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1945.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k2042.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k2141.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k2240.787890%40.787890%41%37,61537.6k2340.212593%40.212593%40%8,92840.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k2439.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k2537.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2636.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k2736.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k2835.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k2935.527374%35.527374%36%30,48030.5k3035.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k3134.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k3233.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3333.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k3433.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k3533.142369%33.142369%33%38,76038.8k3631.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3731.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k3830.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3930.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k4030.080780%30.080780%30%43,68043.7k4129.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4229.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4328.087631%28.087631%28%29,78329.8k4428.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4527.953045%27.953045%28%58,60358.6k4626.741756%26.741756%27%31,48231.5k4724.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4824.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4923.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Benton to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Benton. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of the Town of Benton, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Benton
0%20%40%60%Count#Tract 022000BentonPlanoSeattle East49NW HarrisNE TarrantSan JoseSalt Lk CityHempsteadMaineOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Augusta AreaKennebecUnited StatesAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…New EnglandTulsaOntarioNortheastE San Gabriel VlySan DiegoFort WorthNE DallasQueensSan Fernando VlyHoustonEl PasoSW DallasTucsonPhoenixSacramentoLas VegasSeattleAlbuquerque1, CharlotteFresnoSan BernardinoZIP 04901BrooklynLong Bch-LakewoodSan FranciscoDenverTampaAustinSan Antonio CntrlOrlandoColumbusMiamiLos AngelesChicagoManhattanBronxAtlantaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit62.500000%62.500000%63%1,45062.500000%62.500000%63%1,45058.202134%58.202134%58%251,641252k157.638027%57.638027%58%274,040274k256.530359%56.530359%57%6,84356.514896%56.514896%57%320,995321k355.470608%55.470608%55%245,818246k453.145912%53.145912%53%753,465753k551.138382%51.138382%51%386,329386k650.950813%50.950813%51%320,555321k750.515780%50.515780%51%564,970565k50.269233%50.269233%50%265,786266k848.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.690800%48.690800%49%49,29749.3k48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.984846%47.984846%48%650,127650k947.628680%47.628680%48%5,811,6825.81M47.622706%47.622706%48%221,908222k1047.598208%47.598208%48%244,720245k1146.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.424729%46.424729%46%362,066362k1245.848486%45.848486%46%891,599892k1345.482613%45.482613%45%296,986297k1445.455274%45.455274%45%550,082550k1545.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k1645.160186%45.160186%45%683,144683k1744.927436%44.927436%45%1,148,7951.15M1844.541106%44.541106%45%191,435191k1944.216416%44.216416%44%323,524324k2044.045122%44.045122%44%316,266316k2143.656525%43.656525%44%1,102,9451.10M2243.293835%43.293835%43%387,327387k2343.059598%43.059598%43%644,442644k2442.998477%42.998477%43%380,073380k2542.927370%42.927370%43%222,587223k2642.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k2742.409166%42.409166%42%223,593224k2842.178253%42.178253%42%269,042269k2940.212593%40.212593%40%8,92840.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k3039.817865%39.817865%40%184,950185k3139.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3239.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3338.872581%38.872581%39%212,275212k3438.860704%38.860704%39%271,470271k3537.253059%37.253059%37%203,734204k3636.755584%36.755584%37%174,510175k3736.213799%36.213799%36%238,985239k3835.677552%35.677552%36%287,144287k3935.326059%35.326059%35%750,299750k4034.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k4133.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4231.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4330.518762%30.518762%31%147,022147k4430.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4529.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4629.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4728.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4826.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of the Town of Benton aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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State:
Maine
County:
Kennebec
Metro Area:
Augusta Area
ZIP Code:
04901
Unified School District:
49
Congressional District:
ME-2
State Senate District:
ME-16
State House Districts:
ME-78, ME-79
Neighboring Cities:
Waterville
Neighboring Towns:
Albion, Clinton, Fairfield, Winslow
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Clinton, Winslow
Neighboring Unorganized Territories:
Unity
Nearby Towns:
Burnham, Canaan, China, Freedom, Oakland, Palermo, Pittsfield, Thorndike, Unity, Vassalboro